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Thursday, May 9, 2002
Goody Products Picked
Pacific Raises $$
PigglyWiggly By Cheerleader Group
Wiggly of Manchester and Georgia Pacific
efforts to benefit the March of Dimes at a
last Saturday
poor weather, organizers sold barbecue
; and held drawings for gift certificates.
was held at the Piggly Wiggly parking lot.
Georgia Seeking Nominations
p Georgia is currently seeking nomina-
program for next year. Community lead-
,.are selected from all over the state for this oppor-
€ to unprove their leadership skills.
the Meriwether County Chamber of
at 655-2558 for further information or to
Star Business V'e.o Earns Recognition
bay Star Media, Inc. was recently recognized by
)her Awards for the video "A Coming
for Progress." The recognition was for the
the script, the voice-over and the overall pro-
3,000 videos were submitted and less than
received awards. This video shows the positive
doing business in Meriwether County. It 5tl
1 by the Industrial Development Authority to per-
s and industry to locate here.
Flying Lessons
lessons are now available at the Roosevelt
Springs Airport. The instructor is Scott
who is associated with Sky's Aircraft in
Butterworth brings a plane to Warm Springs
Ground school will begin in the near future.
Tourism Exhibit Takes Prize
ltial Pathways tourism area was award-
place for its exhibit at the "Stay and See Georgia"
gs is a part of Presidential Pathways
MeCullar of the Warm Springs Welcome
involved in putting this exhibit together.
Conference Planned May 13
• Rbosvelt Warm Springs lnstRute" 'for
Conference and Continuing Fxlucation
Will host a traumatic brain injury conference on
• Entitled"Hitting Hard: Traumatic Brain Injury,"
will feature Barbara McLean, a nation-
over 30 years of experience
The daylong course is expected to be of
interest to nurses, therapists, certified disabili-
specialists, certified case managers and
rehabilitation counselors, and has been pre
for 7.5 contract hours of continuing education
of those groups.
Additional information, including registration
be obtained by calling 706/655 5231 or by fax
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Baptist Plans Health Fair June 1
Baptist Hospital is sponsoring a communi-
on June 1 at the hospital. Mark your tai-
lor an opportunity for health screenings for
children. There will be activities for chil-
drinks.
College PreparesStrategic Plan
College is in the process of
its strategic plan for the next five years.
are meeting with community, business,
stry leaders to obtain their input of what
lty wants and needs from the school.
any comments, concerns, or suggestions
Ontact May McDaniel at the Meriwetber County
at 655-2558.
Goody Products, Inc the
most recognized name in hair
accessories has been award-
ed the. Official Hair
Accessory sponsor of the
National Spirit Group (NSG).
NSG, which is comprised
of the National Cheerleading
Association, Cheerleader &
Dance Team, and National
Dance .Alliance, has been the
spirit industry leader for the
past 50 years.
Goody will maintain
exclusive sponsorship of
three national competitions
and product sampling during
four additional major compe-
titions, summer camps, train-
ing, and product shipments
allowing Goodyto reach more
than 3 million cheerleaders,
known for being peer-leaders
in style and fashion through-
out the teen segment.
Zoe Garey, Goody
Associate Brand Manager,
explained, "With our focus on
the teen market this year,
Goody's association with the
NSG is a perfect fit to achieve
our marketing goals.
Through this sponsorship, we
plan to leverage the Goody
brand and heighten our visi-
bility in this extremelyinflu-
ential segment of the teen
market."
Frankie Acheson,
Director of Corporate
Sponsorship for NSG,
described: "NCA and NDA
cheerleaders and dancers are
aggressive consumers that
want cutting edge hair tools
and accessories, Goody's
modern and fresh approach
to hair products satisfy this
demand for millions of teen
customers."
Goody Products, Inc., a
Newell Rubbermaid compa-
ny (NYSE: NWL), is the
world's most recognized pro-
YOU CAN BANK ON THEM HAVING A GOOD TIME - The Meriwether Bank &
Trust Travel Club recently returned from a trip to Biloxi, Mississippi, which included
this picturesque stop at the historical Beauvior house. Upcoming opportunities
include a day-trip to Southern Living headquarters. For more information, contact
Robin Wilkinson at 655-3391.
Cindy Armstrong Named Top Staffer
Everyone has heard the computer, to help" and "a real asset to
old saying, "like father, like
son," but at the Roosevelt
Institute, "like father, like
daughter" might also apply.
That's because the
Institute's latest Employee of
the Month, Cindy Armstrong
of the Information Systems
Department, is the daughter
of recently named Employee
of the Year, Raymond Bulloch
of the Maintenance
Department.
Formerly a secretary for
the vocational unit,
Armstrong was promoted to
operator
status in
1996 and
computer
site manag-
erin2000.A
resident of
Woodbury,
s h e
received
Cindy Armstrong the Heart
Award at a
reception in her honor last
Monday after being norninat-
ed with accolades like "great
attitude," "ready and willing
RWSIR."
Along with her father,
who was one of 12 Employee
of the Month selections this
past year before being named
to the top yearly honor at the
2002 Employee Recognition
Luncheon April 17,
Armstrong's mother,
Beverly Bulloch, is a pro-
gram assistant at the Institute
for Medical Records, and her
husband, Joel Armstrong, is
an engineer for Information
Systems.
ducer of hair care products
and accessories, personal
care travel products, mir-
rors, clips, barrettes and
rollers.
The company's brands,
including Goody, ACE combs
and brushes, and Goody
Travel items are sold prima-
rlly at leading food, drug and
discount retailers.
Goody Products' manu-
facturing facility is located
in Manchester, with its head-
quarters in Peachtree City.
For more information,
visit www.LookinGoody.com.
$12Million
Of Grants
Available
Twelve million dollars is
available nationwide under
USDA's Rural Community
Development Initiative
(RCDI), with applications
being accepted until 4 p.m.
on July 2nd.
Qualified private and
public organizations, known
as intermediaries, proposing
to provide technical assis-
tance to recipients are eligi-
ble to receive the funds.
RCDI helps private, not-
for-profit community-based
programs improve rural eco-
nomic development, hous-
ing, and community facilities
in rural areas. The grant
funds are used to provide
technical assistance and
training to recipient organi-
zations. Participating organ-
izations must provide match-
ing funds from other non- fed-
eral sources in an amount
equal to the amount of the
grant.
The program was start-
ed in FY 2000 and Georgia
received funding for two
projects totaling $331,000.
Projects were not select-
ed in FY 2001 and those funds
are being carried over for
this year..
Further information is
available in a Notice of
Funding Availability on
Rural Development's web-
site at
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
rhs/redi/index.htm. Persons
can contact Beth Jones at
(202) 720-1498.
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